What to know on Day 30 of the government shutdown:
The Senate adjourned on Thursday and won't meet again until Monday, extending the government shutdown until at least its 34th day, which would match the longest funding lapse in U.S. history .
Senators continued to express cautious optimism about bipartisan talks over reopening the government and passing longer-term appropriations bills, but Thursday saw no apparent breakthroughs, and the upper chamber did not vote on the House-passed continuing resolution.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told CNBC that "a lot more conversations" are happening between rank-and-file members, and suggested that next week's elections might provide the catalyst needed to end the stalemate.
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